Joe Linton
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Joe Linton is editor of Los Angeles Streetsblog. He is also a longtime urban environmental activist. His main areas of interest have been restoring the Los Angeles River and fostering bicycling for everyday transportation. He’s worked for many Los Angeles livability non-profits, including Friends of the L.A. River, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, C.I.C.L.E., Livable Places, and CicLAvia. He also served as deputy to Los Angeles City Councilmember Ed Reyes.
Metro Cancels Bike-Share Procurement that Had Led to Proposed Lyft Contract
Last week, Metro canceled a controversial procurement for its bike-share operations. Philadelphia-based Bicycle Transit Systems (BTS) is the current contractor until their contract runs...
Metro FY24-25 Preliminary Capital Budget: Transit Construction Cut 30 Percent, Highway Expansion Holding Steady
The following article first appeared in Streetsblog Los AngelesLater today,he Metro board Budget and Finance Committee will receive a presentation on draft budget...
Streetsblog LA Election Analysis: Don’t Expect Changes to Metro’s Board as Boardmembers Cruised to Victory
This story first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles.It generally takes three weeks for L.A. County to tally final election results, but all but the...
Streetsblog Looks at Metro’s “Unfinished Business” That Needs to Be Addressed This Year
2023 may be over, but here's a look back at some pending issues that Streetsblog L.A. hoped might be finished by now.Downtown LA Metro...
Metro Seeking Input on its MicroTransit Pilot Fares
This post first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles.Metro is considering making some minor changes to its costly inefficient MicroTransit pilot, called Metro Micro. The agency...
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